last evening was fmssrcy's annual enrolment cum promotion parade. truthfully, its outcome was rather disappointing, though overall it must have been a happy occasion... as much as i hope. but then again, who else can i blame except myself... sigh.

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photos taken at today's NP RCHN AGM. looking through the view finder, it suddenly surprised me that the projection screen behind (it was in a LT anyway) looked rather studio-ish, haha! and... we tried out a few shots with it.

ambrose & jordan

(lol i shall add some words in the top space when i can think of something corny!)

NP RCHN 2nd EXCO

NP RCHN 3rd EXCO

NP RCY VIs

and ALL who were present!

will upload the photos for downloads by tomorrow. check here again for add. thx! (:

first aid duty for the npcc parade over the past couple of weekends at home team academy, with lotsa experiences and new lessons learnt. there you go. (:

this week's news... once more, FIVE new ERPs are up and running since monday. WTF!? no surprise stephen sold his bike. its only a matter of time before some start appearing right in front of our doors. by then, its time to switch to bicycle.

purchased a nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6 if-ed vr from john 3:16 at sim lim square about a week ago but never had the time to test out its fullest capability until last weekend on sunday at the zoo. though the weather forecast predicted heavy rain with thunder, thankfully it didn't turn out exactly so, except for a little drizzle which was still eh-okay! compared a few models before actually having decided on the above lens, including tamron's range of zoom lens and the latest 70-300mm selling at an awesome $370 only which was super attractive! however its results weren't exactly to the liking after a number of test trying. shots taken beyond 200mm were really soft. not to mention it seriously needed some vibration reduction to go along with that amount of zoom. yeah, the nikkor 55-200mm was definitely a great buy. im way impressed with the quality of its captures considering with the tight budget of mine. in conclusion, its worth a recommendation to you out there as a 2nd zoom lens to own. :)

(check out the buggy capsule! :) )

congrats to all on their promotions and commissioning this evening! of which, also the food was great. haha. mann, another year in the rcy... thats 11 years since primary school!

photos taken by chong yingsheng - thanks sir! :)

to the brithday girl of yesterday!

p.s. the white board states, 'today is my 15th birthday. i want all of you to sing me a birthday song now! :D'

the awesome sun and sky in the morning was hard to resist not to be heading out and doing some shooting. hence, made my way to arab street after sending mom to the hospital for her heart checkup.

sadly, the rain came in the afternoon and plans had to seize. thankfully, mom's medical condition is perfectly fine and well. thank God!

today marks the 3rd anniversary of pope john paul II's passing away. its been three years, yet there was never a moment you left our hearts and minds, along with your teachings and examples of true love, servanthood and humility for all of God's flock on earth. forever an inspiration and role-model will you be to me, and i'd never forget your words. you are greatly missed and forever loved by us all.

"Do not be afraid! Do not be afraid to welcome Christ and to accept His power over you! Open, open wide the doors for Christ! He alone has the words of eternal life". Pope John Paul II.

we love you papa! pray for us! :)